The American actor told you during a performance The Tonight Show.

‘Steve Boo-Shemi’

According to the Italian statement, his name would actually sound like Boo-Shemi ‘. He himself feels less comfortable with that, because he never heard that form at home. Nowadays it uses a mixture of both. “I don’t know how to pronounce my own name,” the actor joked.

Buscemi is known for films such as Fargo, Reservoir Dogs and the series Boardwalk Empire. He recently played a role in Wednesday from Netflix.

The actor is not the only one struggling with the pronunciation of his name. Earlier, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Lindsay Lohan made it clear that their name is often pronounced incorrectly.

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